I loved this one even more than the first book. We met John briefly in the first book so I was looking forward to his story. I did not love him as much as Marc from the first book but I enjoyed the overall plot much more. These books are a little dated, not that it bothered me. But in this one especially it showed the first time John and Niema have sex, with consent being dubious. Though not anything like ye olde bodice rippers were.